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Collins Co

The Collins & Company factory opened in 1826 with the purchase of an old gristmill and a few acres of land along the Farmington River in Canton. The company started small with eight men, each making eight axes per day. At the time, workers earned $14 to $16 a month. As the company grew and gained a national reputation for its high-quality axes, new orders flooded in. Soon, the company hired workers from Connecticut and surrounding states to meet the demand. As the number of laborers grew, the company built housing for workers and their families, a Congregational church, bank, and other structures. The emerging factory town became known as Collinsville.

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They are mostly know for axe's and machetes , bolo's and bowies for the war effort .

The company continued to operate successfully and flourished during World Wars I and II. However, after the Flood of 1955 wiped out the railroad line, the company could not match the foreign competition. Portions of the business were sold to the Stanley Works in New Britain and to other firms. In 1966, the Collins Company closed after 140 years in business.

On a side note I had this Bolo for some time and now i know who made it.
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There is an axe museum on the grounds, but it is not in one of the original buildings. The buildings are used somewhat, storage by the landlord? Not sure, but there isn't much going in there that is for sure, not sure what the insides look like these days.

So I stopped by the old Collin's axe factory campus today. It is a little more inhabited than I previously thought, but still no apartments. Several art studios, an antique gallery, some wood working shops, etc.